The Colbert Report

Cass Sunstein

Season 9 • 04/11/2013

Obama's former "Regulatory Czar" shares his book, "Simpler: The Future of Government."

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04:16

Anthony Weiner's Comeback
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After withdrawing from public life to spend more time with his penis, ex-congressman Anthony Weiner is ready to stick it back in.
04/10/2013
03:14

Navy Laser Technology
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America now has a laser canon that can do anything from scorch a fast-attack boat to dazzle the enemy with a nonlethal burst.
04/10/2013
06:47

Shane Smith
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VICE co-founder Shane Smith discusses his journalism adventures in Taliban-controlled areas, North Korea and labor camps.
04/10/2013
00:07

Sign Off - Laser Tag
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Stephen blasts America's enemies with dollar lasers.
04/10/2013
06:28

Tip/Wag - Gun Edition - United Nations, Senate Republicans & Video Games
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The NRA lobbies against a U.S.-backed gun treaty, Senate Republicans fail to filibuster background checks, and Democrat Joe Manchin blames video games for gun violence.
04/10/2013
03:19

NASA Lasso
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Rope is the most advanced technology NASA can afford to fight Earth's space enemies.
04/11/2013
04:38

America's Pot-astrophe - Nick Gillespie
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Reason.com's editor-in-chief discusses the war on drugs, "Reefer Madness" and drug sentencing reform.
04/11/2013
03:03

Times Square Mascots Ban
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A Cookie Monster mascot shoves a toddler to the ground in New York City, so big government butts in with fun-stomping regulations.
04/11/2013
00:06

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen flings a WristStrong band.
04/11/2013
04:27

America's Pot-astrophe
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Stoners will soon demand the civil right to marry their Mary Jane, and Republicans surrender their values for the youth vote.
04/11/2013
05:20

Cass Sunstein
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Obama's former Regulatory Affairs Administrator describes government health and safety nudges, like the USDA's "MyPlate."
04/11/2013
00:05

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen says goodnight.
04/16/2013
07:40

Tip/Wag - Brood II Cicadas, Sexcereal & GOP Internet Memes
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Scientists predict a plague, Canada makes the world's most passionate cereal, and the NRCC redesigns its website.
04/16/2013
02:07

Intro - 4/16/13
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What the Boston Marathon terrorists really don't get is that they attacked an unshakable group of people who run 26 miles until their nipples are raw on their day off.
04/16/2013
04:48

Rollie Eggmaster
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One product provides an answer to the question, "How can I make my breakfast fit more snugly into my colon?"
04/16/2013
05:55

Caroline Kennedy
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"Poems to Learn by Heart" author Caroline Kennedy encourages people to steal her book with their minds.
04/16/2013
01:53

Ricin Letters & Boston Bombing Suspects
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Someone tries to poison Obama, and a major breakthrough occurs in the reporting of all the things people don't know yet about the Boston bombings.
04/17/2013
04:14

Bitcoin Plunge - Adam Davidson
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The host of NPR's "Planet Money" describes what shady people do with bitcoins.
04/17/2013
05:56

Alan Cumming
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Alan Cumming discusses Broadway's production of "Macbeth," set in a psychiatric unit.
04/17/2013
00:07

Sign Off - Goodnight
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Stephen hides behind a cowboy hat.
04/17/2013
05:42

"Accidental Racist" Song
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Brad Paisley is so committed to kick starting a dialogue between blacks and whites that he starts one mid-song with LL Cool J.
04/17/2013
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